| RefNo | EC/1995/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Solymar, Laszlo: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1992 |
| Description | Citation typed. Supplementary certificate attached to principal certificate |
| Citation | Distinguished for his work on volume holography and photorefractive wave interactions. Professor Solymar has evolved the definitive theory of the performance of volume holograms. His book on the subject is a classic and likely to remain so. He and his students have discovered important new phenomena, including the previously unsuspected existence of "noise gratings". Their work has been of critical importance in the successful application of volume holograms.
These researches led naturally to the extension top photorefractive devices, where Professor Solymar has produced the most complete theory of four wave mixing, which for the first time was able to account for key observations. His researches have led to the observation and explanation of amplification effects which are of fundamental interest and of potential utility. |
| Distinguished for his work on the propagation and interactions of waves and its application to microwave and optical components and solid state devices. His early work on spurious mode conversion in overmoded microwave guides and on the design of mode transducers still provides the standard references. Subsequently Professor Solymar has made outstanding contributions to volume holography and to wave interactions in photorefraction materials. He has evolved the definitive theory of the performance of volume holograms; his book on the subject is a classic. He and his students have discovered important new phenomena, including the previously unsuspected existence of "noise gratings". Their work has been of critical importance in the successful application of volume holograms. These researches led to photoreactive devices, where Professor Solymar has produced the most complete theory of four wave mixing, which for the first time was able to account for key observations. His recent work has led to the observation and explanation of amplification effects which are of fundamental interest and potential utility. |
| Extent | 2 sheets |
| AccessStatus | Closed |